Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and low-level laser therapy on the muscle architecture and functional capacity in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 570-580

  Melo, Mônica De Oliveira ^a,b   Pompeo, Klauber Dalcero ^a   Brodt, Guilherme Auler ^a,b   Baroni, Bruno Manfredini ^a,c   Da Silva Junior, Danton Pereira ^d   Vaz, Marco Aurélio ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Federal University of Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^e Physique Centre of Physical Therapy and Physical Fitness   (Brazil)

Author keywords

elderly; functional capacity; knee osteoarthritis; low level laser therapy; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; vastus lateralis muscle architecture

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84930834925     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215514552082     Document Type: Article

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